Slow molecular mobility in the crystalline and amorphous solid states of glucose as studied by Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Currents (TSDC)
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Thermal Scanning Conductometry (TSC) as a General Method for Studying and Controlling the Phase Behavior of Conductive Physical Gels
Published on: January 23, 2018
Hermínio P Diogo1, Joaquim J Moura Ramos
1Centro de Química Estrutural, Complexo I, IST, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract:
Thermally Stimulated Depolarization Currents (TSDC) measurements on α-D-glucose have been carried out in the temperature region from -165 °C (108 K) to 120 °C (393 K). The slow molecular mobility was characterized in the crystalline and in the glassy states, as well as in the glass transition region. The influence of aging on the measured TSDC peaks of the secondary relaxation has been discussed and it was concluded that there are motional modes that are aging independent while others are affected by aging. Important discrepancies were reported in the value of the steepness index or fragility (T(g)-normalized temperature dependence of the relaxation time) obtained by different, and well-established, experimental techniques. A careful discussion of the possible origins of these discrepancies is presented.
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